awkward leaving stalls, held up towards rear and keen, pulled into midfield halfway, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong
chased leaders, led narrowly on near side when ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
held up, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong
held up in rear, switched towards near rail and ridden over 2f out, driven to chase leader over 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, ran on
with leader, ridden and close up 2f out, drifted towards near side over 1f out, faded final furlong
held up, squeezed for room early, ridden in rear over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led narrowly, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened close home
CITY WALK took advantage of the drop in class and romped home over the slightly longer trip here last time. The Godolphin colt is taken to shrug off a hike in the weights with more to come from him. Coronation Cottage won a lower grade contest over track and trip recently but Celsius can figure back at this level having won at Haydock earlier. Ishvara went close at Ascot and is preferred to stablemate Grandfather Tom while Concierge wasn’t disgraced in the Stewards’ Cup and is preferred to Kodiak Attack having won off a similar mark on the all-weather. 4.30
Celsius (IRE) 10-3jfav (8-10) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Only Spoofing (8-2) at Goodwood 5f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Ishvara 22-1 (9-11) Held up, pushed along halfway, headway on far rail over 1f out, ridden and strong run inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 7, hd behind Rose Hip (9-10) at Ascot 5f hcp fll (4) gd in Jul.
City Walk (IRE) 5-2 (9-10) Off the pace in last pair, headway over 2f out, quickened between horses over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, soon clear, won at Bath 6f hcp (4) fm in Jul beating Newyorkstateofmind (9-7) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
Concierge (IRE) 100-1 (8-3) Raced far side, towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never threatened leaders, 10th of 27, 2 3/4l behind Summerghand (9-10) at Goodwood 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Grandfather Tom 14-1 (9-11) Raced in centre, chased leader, ridden over 1f out, ran on strongly towards finish, just held, 2nd of 7, hd behind Texting (10-1) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Kodiak Attack (IRE) 4-1fav (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Han Solo Berger (9-5) at Kempton 5f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Coronation Cottage 9-2 (9-10) Chased leader who soon went clear, closed 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Bath 5f hcp (6) fm in Aug beating Moonraker (9-12) by 2 3/4l, 8 ran.